The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-11-08
A FEELING OF UNEAsNEss.

CHICAGO, November 5.-Now that there
seems to be stampede ip the direction of a
Communication of the sentence Of the convicted
anarchists, it may be we'll to mention what eff
feet 1t has already been in very important
section of tho communicable police force
Already a feeling akin to dismay has arisen
among the blue coats. A veteran officer
voiced the general sentiment of the force this
morning when he said:
''If these men are allowed to triumph over
the law through the meddlesome intervention
of the people to save whose lives and property
we risked our own on that awful night Of
March 4th, you will find that the police force
of Chicago will never fight another battle with
the Chicago anarchists. 1t is all very well to
say it is a terrible thing to take seven human
lives, but say it is not more terrible than the
way in which they took the lives of seven of
our boys and MANNED dozens of them that May
evening. ] suppose the life of a police officer
was nothing when weighed against that of an
anarchist suppose it is our duty to be
butchered in defense of community
and receive no protection from that
community. say no protection-for the only
protection We can receive is the fitting punish
ment of these offenders, whom we have brought
to bay 1t is all right for the judges to say that
these men will preach their doctrines, more
eloquently dead than alive, but tell you if
they escape the gallows the doctrines of an
archy will be preached so eloquently that those
who took part in obtaining the communication
will live to rue the day they did so. For our
part the police of Chicago will be more eau
tous in risl1ing their lives and facing anarchist
bombs than they were year ago last May.
A reporter requested several of the
legal lights to give their reasons for signing the
petition. w. G. Cloudy said:
These men are guilty. THERE'S no doubt of
that. They are guilty of murder, but it must
be remembered that this is not an ordi-
nary physical assassination. The ques-
ton is whether they should be punished to the
full extent of the law. This is the first time
that the question has come up since the jury
decided it. Judge Gary might have passed
upon it in denying new trial, but did not"
GOVERNOR OGLESBY RETICENT.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, November ga small
army of newspaper correspondents besieged
the executive office today, and whenever the
governor made his appearance he was greeted
with such multitude of queries that he, for
the first time, adopted the intiexible policy of
saying nothing.
III have resolved" said he, "to say nothing
about the matter. Ii l talked to the press at
all | might say something unguardedly that
did not mean, or 1t might be misunderstood by
you enterprising gentlemen. Hence, with tair-
ness to all, must refuse to reply to any ques-
ton regarding snarchist matters"
THE ANARCHISTS LETTER.
An extraordinary communication signed by
Spies, Schwab and Fielded disavowing Tag
gressive force' and deploring the loss of life
at Haymarket was given out tonight for publ
cation. 1t is addressed to Governor Ogesby
and is to be forwarded to him with the former
petition for clemency. The guarded word
ing of the document is as notable as
its matter, particularly as this is
the first expression of the kind any of the con-
demned anarchists have made. Parsons, it is
understood, acquiesced III its contents and will
address u separate letter of his own to the gov
ernor, it being the same idea. Lingg, Engel
and Fischer steadfastly refuse, however, to 90
on the record with any such declaration. Fol-
lowing is the letter in full:
CHICAGO, November s, 1887. TO Governor Richard
Oglesby, Springfield, 1ll.-Sir: In order that the
truth may tie known by you and the public you rep
resent we desire TO state that we never advocated
the of force except in case OF self defense To
accuse us of having attempted to overthrow the
government May 4, 1885, or at any other time, is
as false as il Is absurd. Whatever we said or did
was snid and done publicly We have never con-
spired or pleaded TO commit any unlawful act
While we attacked the present social arrangement
in writing and speech, and exposed their mo uitcs
we have never consciously broken any laws. 81 far
from having planned the killing ofanybody at Hay
market or any where else, every object OF the
meeting was TO protect against the committing OF
murders. We believe to be our duty as friends OF
labor and liberty to oppose any other use OF force
AGAINST unlawful attacks ana oil our efforts have
been in the direction Of the elevation OF mankind
and To remove. as much as possible the cause Of
crime In society," AMI our law was pnsellsh. NC
motives of personal gain or ambition prompted
US Thousands and thousands VIII beal
| testimony TO this We may have erred at times In
| our ludgment--yes, we have loved manklno no.
wisely but too we1." II, in the excitement of pro
which caused the workingmen 10 think that aggres
sive force was the proper instrument OF REFORM VIZ
| rogret IT, We deplore loss Of life at Haymarket a
| at McComioks at East 81. 1ous aud al the ChicagS
A. SPIES,
| MICHAEL ScHwAB,